Type I diabetes mellitus

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• Synonyms

  • IDDM
  • Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

• Causes

  • HLA-DR4
  • HLA-DR3
  • Endocrine autoimmune disease
  • Pancreatic insufficiency
  • Anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase
  • Kearns-Sayre syndrome
  • Type I polyglandular syndrome
  • Type II polyglandular syndrome
  • Type III polyglandular syndrome
  • Glucagonoma

• Effects

  • Diabetic ketoacidosis
  • Weight loss

• Parents

  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Acquired childhood disease

• Description

  • "99% have diabetic retinopathy after 15 years 50% have proliferative retinopathy after 20 years Nephropathy (macroalbuminuria) occurs in 25%
  • always before 20 years"